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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Except that it isn't. Not in Afghanistan, not in Iraq. Not in any of the other countries we bomb.<br><br><a href="http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/27932-the-greatest-trick-obama-ever-pulled-was-convincing-the-world-america-isnt-still-at-war" target="_blank">http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/27932-the-greatest-trick-obama-ever-pulled-was-convincing-the-world-america-isnt-still-at-war</a><br><br>'Now, the US Congress is not exactly a body <a target="_blank" href="https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/10/congressional-hyperbole-caucus/">known for its nuance and restraint</a>, and there are many reasons why war against Isis <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/27/questions-obama-secret-war-air-strikes-iraq-syria">remains</a>
a terrible idea, but if either the Republican-controlled House and
Senate want to make an actual case for war, then that is their
prerogative. But vote on it. Because the Obama administration has
already gone down a dangerous path wherein the executive branch can
unilaterally carry out virtually any war it wants without any official
input from Congress.' </div></body>
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